1925-S $20 MS63 NGC....

Description

Underrated 1925-S Double Eagle, MS63

1925-S $20 MS63 NGC. The updated Handbook of 20th Century United States Gold Coins rates the 1925-S double eagle as 13th-rarest overall among 53 Saint-Gaudens issues, and fifth in high-grade rarity. The authors write that "even MS-64s are elusive, and the combined population of Gems and Superb Gems is less than 10 coins." The present Select Mint State coin has usual color for the issue, with bright orange-gold surfaces. Small abrasions limit an even finer grade, but there are no singular marks. The 1925-S is also known to frequently have "hairline die cracks and noticeable signs of die buckling near the rims," and this piece again is typical, with a series of interesting die cracks, one on the right side of the obverse and a heavy crack encircling the entire reverse periphery. Census: 35 in 63, 22 finer (8/10).(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26GC, PCGS# 9182, GSID# 10181)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 3,776,500

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